Rare and beautiful 1953 Lanchester Classic Car Glenview Folk Museum | Season 1 - Episode 40

👋 Hey friends! In this video, we are featuring a rare and beautiful 1953 Lanchester LJ 200 classic car with Daimler roots it is fully restored, running and on view at Glenview Folk Museum, Leitrim, Ireland. Welcome to Ireland Made. We tell stories of Irish transport past and present. If it has wings, wheels or it floats, we share the story. ⬇️ Have you ever seen a Lanchester LJ200 on the roads in Ireland? Comment below ⬇️ 🛎️ Subscribe to our channel so you never miss an upload go to YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAsRjiVH2Stlh1yuEXXXIA for new videos! The Glenview Folk Museum is located just outside Ballinamore in Co. Leitrim and is owned and run by the Kennedy Family. The Kennedys recognised the importance of preserving the past for the future and have a large display of vehicles including the Lanchester and a 1930’s car workshop accurate to the smallest detail. The Kennedy’s look forward to welcoming you to their museum. www.glenviewmuseum.ie The first Lanchester car was on the road in March 1896 and had a single-cylinder 1306 cc engine. Jumping forward to 1902 and Lanchester manufacturing in Coventry, became the first car manufacturer to market mechanical disc brakes to their customers. Replacing the pre-war 1809 cc ‘Roadrider’ model the 1968 cc ‘Fourteen’ launched on 10th October 1950 featuring a revised front suspension, a new chassis, pre-selective 4-speed epicyclic gearbox automatic lubrication on warm-up. Marketed as a small luxury car the post-war Fourteen had an entirely new coach-built body with the plan to move to an all steel body once the Coventry factories destroyed in the war had been rebuilt. Production: 1950 – 1954 Engine: 1968 cc four-cylinder overhead-valve water-cooled Transmission: 4-speed pre-selective self-changing gearbox and Fluid Flywheel Power output: 60 bhp (45 kW; 61 PS) @4,200 rpm Length: 175” (4,460 mm) Width: 66” (1,700 mm) Weight: 3,100 lb (1,400 kg) Follow Ireland Made for the latest! Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/IrlMade Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/irlmade/ Do you have an Irish transport story past or present you would like us to feature? Email us here info@irelandmade.ie Feel free to share on social media. This post is copyrighted© to Ireland Made® Not to be copied or reproduced without permission. Our thanks to the Kennedy family for sponsoring this video Photos & Video: Kevin & Martina Reid Info: https://www.facebook.com/daimler.oc/ #lanchester #lj200 #glenviewfolkmuseum #classiccar #carrestoration #irelandmade #leitrimmade

Added 3 Apr 2026